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Intertwined

Dec. 4, 2023

The power and possibilities of interlacing healing justice and education.

Kabby Hong

Kabby Hong

Dec. 4, 2023

Alumnus using Teacher of the Year platform to fight for Asian American-inclusive education.

Miramontes Baca Education Building

On the Shoulders of Giants

Dec. 4, 2023

The new name for the School of Education’s renovated building honors the rich legacies of two pioneers in education who have transformed educational practices and advanced equity and justice: Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca. Learn more about their stories.

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Best wishes to retiring faculty

Nov. 1, 2022

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Giving Voices to Hidden Histories

Oct. 31, 2022

Growing up in Pueblo, Jason Romero (EthStu’13, MEdu’16) remembers hearing about the stories and struggles of Los Seis de Boulder, six Chicano activists and students killed in car bombings in 1974. “I ended up coming to CU Boulder because I had learned the story of Los Seis,” Romero said. During...

3 Polaroid style photos of Ruth Cline

Passing on the flame: Meet donor Ruth Cline

Oct. 31, 2022

Teachers know their students and how to be helpful for them, and they shouldn’t depend on the school board or other agencies to tell them what to teach.” Ruth Cline has always had a deep concern for education and access to books. The 93-year-old former School of Education faculty member...

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Radical Hope

Oct. 31, 2022

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez in front of a Denver mural by local artist Casey Kawaguchi and Nepali artist Imagine876, who are both known for their street art and Asian influences When Noreen Naseem Rodríguez was a fourth grade bilingual teacher in Austin, Texas, she learned the power of exploring history outside...

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Borderless Roots

Oct. 28, 2022

“My soul is from Chile,” the fifth grader explained. Born in the United States, she describes herself as “kind of” American and Chilean and gravitates toward her Chilean roots. Her description illustrates the complexities of “home” for transnational students who are U.S.-born with family ties across borders in Mexico and...

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What We're Reading

Oct. 28, 2022

A quick look at the recent books from our faculty and community.

Centaurus High School students and Soraya Latiff

From fertile soil: co-creating a youth-led ethnic studies curriculum

Oct. 27, 2022

“you are not your roots. you are a flower grown from them.” – pavana reddy For most of my education as a first-generation immigrant, I grew familiar with not seeing myself represented and internalized that I was not worthy of being cared for. I remember my dialect losing its rhythm...

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